Lviv

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city/and/municipality/administrative centre Lviv (oblast) in western Ukraine (country).
• oblast in western Ukraine (country).

Related

Similar words

• L’vov, Lvov
• Lwów, Lwow
• Lemberg
• Leopolis
• Lviv Oblast

Origin

• From Ukrainian Львів, from Old East Slavic Лвовъ or Львовъ, originally named after the founder's son, Лев, Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301).
• Compare Belarusian Львоў, Polish Lwów, Russian Львов, Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով, . Also compare Old East Slavic Льва город ("Lev's city"), Greek Λεόπολις or Λεοντόπολις, Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.